Spittoon.



No. 196,315.4 y Y PAfrEN'.\?Lf1JA Anal, 11905.

A. GARPBIN..

` SPITTooN. APPLIOATIQN FILED IAN. 13. 1905.

,BY m l UNITED sTATns ,PATENT buuren. f

ARONGARFEIN, on NEW vonk, lN. Y.

SPITTOON.

To a/ZZ whom) it may concern/:1

Be it known that I, ARoN GARF'EIN, a subject of the Sultan of Turkey, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Spittoon, vof which the fol-` The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more vfully described hereinafter and. then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is aperspectivc view of the casing and the sputum-receiving receptacle disengaged from the casing. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the sputum-receiving receptacle. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the improvement. Fig. 4 is a sectional rear side elevation of Athecasing; and Fig. 5 is a sec tional plan view of the improvement on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, showing the sputum-receiving receptacle in position in the casing.

The casing A,`of a suitable ornamental appearance, is provided with a vcover B, hinged at .B tothe casing Aat the rear side thereof, and the said cover B is pivotally connected by a link C with the rear lend of a treadleD, fulcrumed in the lower portion of the casing A and extending to the front thereof,'so as to be within convenient reach of the person desiring to use the spittoon. `A -spring E draws the treadle D so as to normally hold the front end thereof in an uppermost position and the cover B ina closed position. By 'a person pressing the front end of the treadle D aV swinging motion is given to the same to cause the link C to swing the cover B into an open position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and when the person .releases `the treadle then the cover'B immediately swings shut, *partly by its own weight, but mainly, however, from the action of the spring E.

Into the casing A is removably set a sputum-receiving receptacle F, provided at its upper end with a suitable bail Gr for conveniently placing the receptacle F into the casing Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 13, 1905. Serial No. 240,896.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

or removing it therefrom whenever it is desired toempty the sputum and the washing liquid with which the lower portion of thereceptacle is filled.

top F below which are arranged a plurality of transversely-extending rollers H, journaled in suitable bearings carried by the receptacle F, the lower portions of the said rollers extending into the washing liquid contained in thecasing F.

r[he several rollers H are provided vat their forward ends with crank-arms I, connected with each other by a connecting-rod J, (see' Fig. 5,) and one of the crank-arms I, preferablythat of the vmiddle *roller H, extends through an opening in the forward side of the receptacleF to engage a guideway K, formed p l on the rear. face of a disk K, mounted to turn in suitable bearings on the inner face of the casing A, and on the said disk K is secured a pinion L, in mesh with a rack L', pivotally con-1 nected with the forward end Aof the Atreadle D,

so that when the latter is successively pressed and released the rack L is caused'to slide up* and down, thus rotating the pinion L forward and backward, and with it the disk K, so that the guid eway K thereof imparts a forwardand-backward rotary motion tothe middley roller H, which by its connection with the' cranks of the other rollers causes all the roll-v ers torotate in unison forward and backward. Iny the construction shownthe rollers each make about two full revolutions when thecover B is swung open anda like number of revolutions on the closing ofthe cover. When the treadle D is pressed and the cover B is in' an-open position, then the guideway K stands approximately vertically, so that the operator intaking hold of the bail G. can conveniently remove the receptacle F from the casing A to empty the receptacle of thev washing liquid y,and the sputum washed olf the rollers while rotating in the washing liquid.

In order to conveniently replace the recep'- tacle F while thetreadle D is pressed and the cover B is in an openl position, a guideway N is provided on the inner face of the casing A' to guide the .projecting end of the crank-arm I for the middle roller H down into the guideway K of the disk K. (See Fig. 4.) One end of the receptacle F is provided with a discharge-opening F2 to permit of conveniently emptying the receptacle F, when removed from the casing A, of the washing liquid and the sputum contained therein. 1

The receptacle F is provided in its upper end with a hopper-shaped When the receptacle F is in position in the casing A, the latter' is normally closed, and when a person desires to use thespittoon it is only necessary for the person to press the treadle D, so that the cover B flies open to permit the person to expectorate into the receptacle F, the sputum passing to the rollers H. When the person releases the treadle D, the cover B automatically closes, as previously mentioned, so that the interior parts of the spittoon are concealed. As the rollers H are rotated both on pressing and releasing the treadle D, it is evident any sputum which passes onto the rollers H is washed off the same by the liquid contained in the casing F and with which the entire peripheral surfaces of the rollers come in contact when rotating the rollers as above described.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A spittoon comprising a casing having a cover, a sputumreceiving' receptacle in the said casing, arranged for containinga washing liquid, and rollers mounted to turn in the said receptacle for receiving the sputum and delivering it to the said washing liquid.

2. A spittoon comprising a casing having a cover, a sputum-receiving receptacle in the said casing, arranged for containing a washing liquid, rollers mounted to turn in the said receptacle for receiving the sputum and delivering it to the said Washing liquid, and a manually-controlled mechanism for actuating the said rollers.

3. A spittoon comprising a casing having a hinged cover, a treadle mechanism connected with the said cover, to swing the latter into an open posit-ion, a sputum-receiving receptacle removably held in the said casing, and a plurality of rollers mounted to turn in the said receptacle for receiving and discharging the sputum, the said rollers being connected with and actuated from the said treadle mechanism.

4:. A spittoon comprising a casing having a hinged cover, a treadle mechanism connected with the said cover, to swing the latter into an open position, a sputum-receiving receptacle removably held in the said casing and arranged for containing a washing liquid, rollers journaled in the said receptacle and extending with their lower portions into the said washing liquid, and means connecting the said rollers with the said treadle mechanism, to turn the rollers. Y

5. A spittoon provided with a sputum-receiving receptacle, a plurality of transverselyextending rollers mounted to turn in the said receptacle and adapted to receive the sputum and discharge it into the receptacle below the said rollers, and means for turning the rollers 1n unison.

6. A spittoon provided with a sputum-receiving receptacle for containing a washing liquid and having a hopper-shaped top, and

rollers journaled in the said receptacle, below liquid and having a hopper-shaped top and a discharge-openingin one end, and rollersjournaled in the said receptacle, below the said top and extending with their lower portions into the said washing liquid.

9. A spittoon provided with a sputum-receiving receptacle for containing a washing liquid and havinga hopper-shaped top, rollers journaled in the said receptacle, below the said top and extending with their lower portions into the said washing liquid, and manuallycontrolled means for rotating the said rollers, comprising crank-arms on the rollers, a connecting-rod connecting the crank-arms with each other a crank-disk, having a guideway, engaged by one of the crank-arms, and a pinion and rack for turning the said crank-disk.

10. A spittoon provided with asputum-receiving receptacle for containing a washing liquid and having a hopper-shaped top, rollers journaled in the said receptacle, below the said top and extending with their lower portions into the said washing liquid, and manually-controlled means for rotating the said rollers, comprising crank-arms on the rollers, a connecting-rod connecting the crank-arrns with each other, a crank-disk, havingaguideway, engaged by one of the crank-arms, a pinion and rack for turning the said crankdisk, and a spring-treadle connected with the said rack.

11. A spittoon provided with a sputum-receiving receptacle for containing a washing liquid and having a hopper-shaped top, rollers journaled in the said receptacle, below the said top and extending with their lower portions into the said washing liquid, and manually-controlled means for rotating the said rollers, comprising crank-arms on the rollers, a connecting-rod connecting the crank-arms with each other, a crank-disk, having a guideway, engaged by one of the crank-arms, a pinion and rack for turning the said crankdisk, and a ixed guideway for guiding the disk-engaging crank-arm to the said guideway on the disk.

12. A spittoon comprising a casinghaving a hinged cover, a treadle mechanism connected with the said cover to swing the latter into an open position, a sputum-receiving receptacle removably held in the said casing and arranged for containing a liquid, the said receptacle having a hopper-shaped top and a discharge-opening at one end, rotatable means located in the receptacle below the said top for receiving the sputum and delivering it to the liquid, a disk mounted to turn and connected with the said rotatable means to actuate the same and a connection between the treadle mechanism and said disk for rotating the latter.

18. A spittoon provided with a-receptacle, movable sputum-receiving means locatedin said receptacle. and adapted to receive the sputum and discharge it into the receptacle, a member. mounted to turn and having a guideway, mechanism engaging said guideway and connected with the movable sputumreceiving means to actuate the latter when the member is turned, and means for rotating the said member.

14:. A spittoon comprising a receptacle, ar-

ranged for containing a washing liquid, movable sputum-receiving means in the said receptacle for receiving the sputum and delivering it to the liquid', and mechanism for actuating the said movable means, the said mechanism including a member mounted to turn,l

means for turning the member, and means for detachably connecting the movable sputumreceiving means with said member.

15. Aspittoon comprising a casing having a hinged cover a sputum-receiving receptacle removably held in the said casing and arranged fo'r containing a liquid, movable means arranged in the receptacle for receiving the sputum and delivering it to the liquid, a disk having a guideway and mounted to turn on the inner face of 'the casing, means engaging said guideway and connected with the movable sputum-receiving means to actuate the latter when the disk is turned, a treadle mechanism connected with the cover of the casing to swing the latter into an open position, and a connection between the treadle mechanism and ARON GARFEIN.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

